Pics showing what I found when I opened an Option6 trans
built by Vince. It has less than 8000 miles on it, the owner wanted it
opened because a buddy of his bought an Option6 that died from SMS, as there
was no bolt kit in it.

Inside of this one is a bolt kit made of SAE allen bolts
with metric nuts, the threads are damaged on install because they press in,
so the threads are mangled when they are pressed in. The locking nuts are
rendered useless by the washer under them.

The parts were used and rusted, brazilian, or in the case
of something like the 1st gear sync ring, not replaced at all. The amount of
sealer used was enough to seal about 5 trans, and it was used
everywhere.

The amount of play in the diff carrier and output shaft
bearings was amazing, the shaft wobbled back and forth. I measured the
turning torque of the output shaft AND the carrier at the same time (you
should only measure one at a time) and even with both being measured at
once, there was not enough preload to even register on an in-lb. wrench.